The Case of the Missing Sommelier

Gone are the days of the old-school wine steward. Baltimore’s restaurateurs now offer a more user-friendly— and casual— wine scene.
by Mary K. Zajac
Photographed by Christopher Myers

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Thanks for the memories of joe and the Brentwood Inn. Spoke to his widow a year or so ago.

Posted by Mel Snyder on 10/18/11 at 10:18 AM

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